Jul 27 WATCH: Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America as he testified for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Portland, D.C. By Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Associated Press Among the questions being studied are whether the federal agents followed Justice Department guidelines, including on identification requirements and in the deployment of chemical agents and use of force. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: U.S. accuses Chinese hackers of targeting COVID-19 vaccine research By Associated Press Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Trump administration announces arrests in 'campaign to destroy MS-13' By Associated Press The meeting comes as the federal government continues efforts around the country to arrest or deport members of the gang. Continue reading
Jul 13 Judge orders new delay on federal death penalty hours before execution in Indiana By Associated Press Daniel Lewis Lee, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana. Continue reading
Jun 29 Cities try to arrest their way out of homeless problems By Ryan E. Little, Gina Scalpone, Nick McCool, Theresa Diffendal, Zack Demars, Aneurin Canham-Clyne, Riin Aljas, The Howard Center for Investigative Reporting Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Reporting by a consortium of seven universities shows that most of the country's least affordable communities have five or more laws that prohibit everything from sharing food to standing in one place too long. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:54 In 'extremely unusual' hearing, 2 DOJ lawyers allege politicization of justice The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on whether the federal agency tasked with enforcing the law is in fact breaking it. Two current Justice Department attorneys charged that department leaders -- including Attorney General William Barr -- ordered… Continue watching
Jun 24 Barr agrees to testify as House panel investigates whether he has politicized the DOJ By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press One of Barr's federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Justice officials testify on the role of political influence in Barr's DOJ By Candice Norwood and Associated Press One of Barr's federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Continue reading